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American Aces of World War Two

Brief biographies and combat stories of U.S. fighter pilots in WWII. Pilots from US Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Air Force included.

Canadian Roots UK

Canadian War Children born in the UK during WW2. Non-profit group to help trace your Canadian father/family.

Daughters of D-Day

This project, created by the daughters of WWII combat veterans, attempts to chronicle experiences and feelings about these men, and how they touched our lives. Finding Our Fathers refers to the discovery of stories about their experiences that were untold and unknown up until this point.

Displaced Persons (DP) Camp

Personal histories, addresses, photos, e-mail inquiries and links. Nondenominational, all nationalities.

Flying Officer Corran Perry ASHWORTH Memorial Site

HUGHES - Lloyd "Pete" Herbert Hughes (12 Jul 1921 - 1 Aug 1943)

Recipient of the Medal of Honor, Hughes was a B-24 pilot in WWII.

Japanese American Military Experience Database | Discover Nikkei

The Japanese American Military Experience National Database is developed and maintained by the Manabi and Sumi Hirasaki National Resource Center at the Japanese American National Museum. Its purpose is to preserve and share the stories of Japanese American men and women who have served in the United States military. Starting off as just a basic list of names and units*, the database has since been enriched with personal recollections, first-person narratives, and photos of veterans gathered through the National Museum

Kansas Fallen Soldiers of D Day: Marshall and Riley Counties

LATTA, DRESSER, MAYER, MINTON, HORR of Marshall and Riley County, Kansas (USA) five soldiers' stories who died during D Day Campaign and are buried in Normandy France

Lest We Forget II

An entire web site of Military Personnel, 42 from my family tree spanning World War II. Service records, war memorials, heaps of external links involving: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidents, a Prime Minister, Generals. Each individual is linked to Ancestry.com/Roots web where you can see where he or she came from, before conflict or enlisting.

Lieutenant Charles William Pearson (1912-2000): The Lincoln and Welland Regiment's WWII Campaign

Dedicated to my grandfather and his Canadian regiment's exploits during WWII.

Mgt. Sergeant Joseph E. Krenzelok, 464th BG, AAF WW2

Joseph Krenzelok B-24 Ground Crew Chief with the 15th AAF, 464th Bomb Group at Pantanella Air Base Italy during WW2.

My father was a prisoner of War

Tribute to Allen Godfrey Jones 1919-1959, A prisoner of war at Changi, Great World Camp, River Valley Road Camp, Fukuoka #1 and #17.

Recollections of WWII

Directory of oral history collections relating to WWII held in the UK.

The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945 (Wayback Machine)

The history of No. 41 Spitfire Squadron RAF during World War II, including biographical information on individual pilots, photographs, a search engine and a bulletin board. Weight has consciously been placed on individuals rather than statistics and aircraft, and the site currently contains biographical data on over 90 of the Squadron's pilots.

U.S. Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Robert Krenzelok, WW2

Robert Krenzelok's military record as a Army Air Force Cadet in World War 2.

War Brides in Canada

Eswyn LYSTER is writing a fully researched book on Canada's war brides of World War II. Requests information from war brides or relatives of same. Intends also to publish a National Register of Canadian War Brides of WWI and WWII. If you are looking for a missing war bride in your family tree place the information in the Lost & Found section.

War Gunner BEF and Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry history Pages

John PARSONS, a gunner and Cook at Dunkirk and North Africa in World War 2.

WWII Letters (Wayback Machine)

The site has actual letters written during WWII, with new letters added weekly. Photos and other information also.